Overview

Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering / Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is located in Tuscaloosa, AL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Environmental engineering
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	26
Doctoral Degrees	7
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam No Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Required for some programs/degrees
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

116

Applied

45

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	No
Master's Degree Requirements	Min GRE 300, language scores, BS, min GPA 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Min GRE 300, languages scores, BS, min GPA 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5
TWE: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$166,250

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

68

Total Graduate Students

70%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.47%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (63%)

Female (36%)

Faculty

25

Total faculty

Full-time - 25

Part-time - 0

Male (24)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Connected and autonomous vehicles, traffic systems management, electric vehicles, road safety, transportation sustainability and resilience; resilient infrastructure, sustainable building materials, large-scale testing, behavior of structures under natural hazards, building energy; water and waste water treatment, water management, climate, extreme events, groundwater
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,000,000

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 870205
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0205
United States

Contact Dr. W. Edward Back
Head/Professor
Email: eback@eng.ua.edu
Phone: 205-348-6550
Fax: 205-348-0783

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